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    How Far did Changes to Transport 1750-1900 Benefit the British People? In this essay‚ I will be explaining how transport changes how they helped British People during the Industrial Revolution. I will be writing about three types of transport: Roads‚ Canals and Railways. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ in 1750‚ it was very difficult to travel on roads as there were a lot of holes that were full of water‚ which meant there was no drainage. This waster filled up all the ruts. All

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    Colonial America to 1750

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    COLONIAL PERIOD - 1750 Did mercantilism and economic exchange do more to bind or divide GB and Colonies? Mercantilism and economic exchange between Great Britain and the American colonies gradually created a wedge between them. This wedge was not built by just one act‚ but several over many years. These acts would confine and restrict the colonists in many ways and eventually these restrictions‚ paired with the Enlightenment would lead the colonists closer to emancipation from Britain. In

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    1450-1750 Review What were the major changes/developments from 1450 – 1750? 1450-1750 Major Developments European discovery of Americas creates a New Global Economy which begins a process of globalization Atlantic Trade Network (Triangular Trade) Atlantic Slave Trade Major Biological Exchanges (Columbian Exchange) New Empires in Asia‚ Africa‚ Europe and Americas Gunpowder Empires Colonial administrations Coercive labor systems Slave Systems Rise of Europe Scientific Revolution Enlightenment

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    There was a time‚ when the new world didn’t exist‚ no one went pass the ocean‚ and the land beyond was completely unknown. This was around the year 1492. At this point Christopher Columbus was a well establish adventurer and sailor‚ who was very well known. He had always said he wanted to travel the world‚ beginning in France. Columbus also believed that the world was round. He had two sons who was play a significant role in his ventures‚ Diageo being the oldest‚ and Fernando the youngest. Word

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    And were they all for the better?There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change.

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    Structures (SOC) because all areas of the world in 1450-1750 were functioning under some kind of social or economic class. In the west‚ there were more opportunities for jobs. Southern and Eastern Asia also saw a continuation in the Caste System and the scholarly dominance. Social hierarchies and identities changed The Spanish conquest of the New World and establishment of profitable colonies led to a restructuring of the social order Between 1492 and 1750‚ the Spanish created settlements along the coasts

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    the published book. To request an examination copy or for additional information‚ please visit us at www.pearsonhighered.com or contact your Pearson representative at www.pearsonhighered.com/replocator. 1 Introduction In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain‚ looking for a shorter and more direct route to the Indies. Instead‚ he landed on a small island in the Caribbean and encountered a New World occupied by many millions of people belonging to many hundreds‚ perhaps as many as

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    changes in 1750 to 1850

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    occurred in 1750-1850 This period of time (1750-1850) was the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the factory system and use of machines increased. There were also more wealth for Britain and increase of population! However there changes in social‚ religion‚ economic and more political changes‚ this resulted in incidences such as calls for education‚ voting‚ equality and so on. But the main changes were transport‚ industry‚ home/leisure and health. Transport changes quickly 1750-1850‚ it was

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    Author’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Mid Latitude Cyclone in Southern Hemisphere A mid latitude cyclone can also be referred to as an extratropical cyclone. As the name mid latitude suggests‚ they are found outside the tropics but before the north and south poles‚ approximately between 23 and 66 degrees on each of the hemispheres or the temperate zones of the earth between the Antarctic and the Arctic Polar Regions and the tropics. A cyclone on the other had refers to a location that

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    Between the years of 1492 and 1750 in North America through the Atlantic world the Americas caused slave trade to increase faster than ever before‚ the crops yielded also increased; correspondingly domesticated animals were introduced to farm work‚ as the introduction of gunpowder weapons aided the Native Americans in defending themselves. As the Americas grew farming increased to feed the population of new civilians‚ therefore Native Americans were forced into slave labor‚ the problem was native

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